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Special counsel David Weiss asked the government to reconsider the release of former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who has been accused of making false statements about Hunter Biden’s business dealings. After Smirnov was ordered released by a magistrate judge on Tuesday, Weiss petitioned U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright to detain the defendant. “The government continues to seek detention,” Weiss said in a 24-page filing. “He claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies and had plans to leave the United States two days after he was arrested last week for a months-…

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